I am interested in  Stone Mountain/Hapeville/East Point, GA. as I begin my journey.

Prices look to be all over place in East Hampton.For vacancy, I like 8% on MFR.Repairs and CapEx bump to 15% combined.

And that opens Pandora's Box around legality, requirements, etc.But you are right - investors come in all shapes and sizes just like RE agents.Speaking for myself I am looking for someone in the middle.

Negotiating something in the middle?

I have had to temporarily shut down two businesses in the middle of busy season.

Then you go for a modest single family, in the middle of your burgeoning empire. 

OR must I include the middle name as well?

Middle TN still hot.

I view OKC as a middle ground.

I decided to cashout refinance my home in order to have funds to cover the following:The downpayment required by the hard money lenderThe money to start construction before the first drawCarrying cost including interest payments to the hard money lender during the rehab processReserves in case anything goes wrongThe exit plan is the BRRR StrategyI was in the middle of the refinance process when this COVID19 shutdown started.